The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

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l'rnent al any executive committee by fresl'
I dent KeTnoeliRn, ] address myself TO ZOO,
/ assuring you that our committee viii agree
Ito any reasonable proposition calculated e
solve tie present unfortunate naisunder.
standing, and request you % arrange 9
meeting
l.yours at this office, or meet them elsewhere,
/ a. Fuit NAV prefer, on Saturday At noon.
i IIosRr, ADAMS, Chairman.
/ NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20, 1884.
| Hon. Iioael Adams, Chairman;
Dear Sir+Yoir open letter, dated Sept. I s.,
III88A, addressed to the Hon. w. Il. Rogers,
chairman Of committee on resolutions Of the
/ late Congressional convention OF the heIorn
| .Democracy, has been handed me on my 70
/ turn 10 the city and submitted TO the eKecl-
| tive committee, which was appointed by me
after the adjournment Of the convention.
You state that your committee request q
/ Conference with the representatives Of ons
Denomination, TO theend that every honora-
! ing differences and to harmonize party ao-
You stats further that we have been ntisin-
formed as to your motives and purposes ana
! that acting upon unfounded apDfehengions
\ we have placed You before the public IN q
Yon ask an opportunltysto be, heard
| You propose to convince ms that you, NV NO
| time, have entertained any purpose save that
OF ascertaining, by free expression OF thelr
/ preference at the ballot. box, the choice Of the
| DemocrHeyof the district.
/ We deeply regret that y0uT committee has
deemed Ii proper to adopt the form Of an
open letter In the ostensible eftert TO hAr-
monte difficulties within the party. II the
adjustment Of difterences which exist, as gon
seem TO imply, be giPcereiy desired, We fear
this viii not be readily accomplished by dis
There is no fintimationin your Letter that
/ your committee is authorized to speak IN
this connection, or that the method o. q cOin-
/ paIatiyelyfeW persons, marking 0llt eourse
/ or determining q conclusion for the people
against which they have 20 repeatedly eT4-
| pressed themselves, can in any manner, as to
is blneful lintlnepces, be Cured, even by 9
| meeting with representative committee OF
another and living organlzEtl0n.
\ Assuming, however, fQf the purposes ,qI
/ You, you Will, on further consideration, not
fail 70 perceive that such q result cannot be
accomplished in The manner proposed in
l your letter OF the 18th instant
Nc remain persuaded thai We are thor
ougbly advised on political matters and ar
rangeInenbs ~ the First Congressional 1hs-
triet and We believe. that the pnble, With
ourselves, hold il nseieBs and q vain thing al
together, and therefore undesiFahleto 3ein
ia pTiyate discussions, provoked at 60 late a
season, and on an occasion when your COM
plittee has formally deliyeTed ever lt I, powers
to, meeting in convention liked BY your
selves forthe 29th Instant,
4 The Democracy Of the First Uongressi0 nal
| District has already spoken. The eeliYentlon
! has been held ItWaa first in the State to
! indorse Cleveland and Hendricks, andby its
firm and prompt action IN this direction il
4 has aroused public interest and preserYedsto
| the party ?qr best and ltruest citizens aln
| saved Louisiana 70 the Democratic party.
/ The convention named by unanimons vote
! the Hon. Carleton Hunt as the candidate.
! He ID well known tp be G sterling yDemoerqt,
| He has jglst served in the E0rty-eighth Con
1 n
4 Logigiann with entire fidelity.
| The address OF the reform Democratic
party. contains a tlli declaration Of theiE
/ Informed ~ to facts and have acted upon no
ulIt0undsd apprehenBlODs, The position
they assumed 5fAs aflopted only after anXiOIlB
and Serious retiee ton and dlse9sslon5 upon
! thorough information, and under o full APP
4 praeiatian Of the EraFl ty Of the sltua ton,
/ We haFe appealed to az intel ligent public
opinion, and .. free. vote and taif count
| at the coming election in November.
| II otlr cause is just; thu, people, who are
| the source Of all political power ID this
country. will approve it, and we will sue
coed u re AYE 3een 4lstq7ken re must Pc
DETECTED but 1t win be by the acliop OF the
Ne vii leave uething andone that ought
1 tosbe done in or0ertO secure the success OF
the Depoeratie party, q which we count oar-
! Respectfully for the committee,
HEsRg y. KERGoeHkE.
I
Hon. ". q. .Iodgers, cliairnaan Of tile Executive
4Coinmiftee 81 the BsfgrIn Dehlocracy of tbe
First Congressional District.
Dear Sir Permit me, through your favor,
| 10 acknowledge receipt 81 reply TO my COM
auni9attgnto the - instant, forwarded ~
We Hon w II hernoehah on behalf q
your eQmmittee.
The Gems essi epal i.zega tiye Gonluittee Of
the Democratic party N the First District in
sbruet me 10 convey their expressions Of re-
! Gfet At having gtYen 70 their portion OF the
i eorresp9n = publicity. ef which yoaE
ssopen letter. Ess adopted AZ 81 earnest ii
Il their gEea5 anxiety to preserve by al honor
! able means the party unity
i fIhe purpose was % secure q conference,
| not. to provoke discussion. They sonssit to
1 Indicate bow much they depreeate TIE exist
snee I'd differences and how tully disposed
/ they are 70 lnaGe Iauch greater concessions
egShml ttee haze \ rlg lt reasonably ~ expect.
liner elllei soi1pi ttde WAS and Is 10 organize
aeonyeptiQp which Fyiii gepreseElt ia the fllli-
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4 The Congress u Tie United States Is 10 BE
1 faA de-.
Therefore Il q that they deem il ir,ja-
dleions to indulge v reeriininatign, or 70
upon tic InstiI5ds ii Tie TegilsF psrty III.
1 ganization. which your commit * pleased
1 10 ecnsi1er az eQllpoaed I0f eaE1p4ratiV ely
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fol TIE noiniaatio n, ~ yirtug 81 Whici, IN
R9w pcenpief a seat AZ the federal House "a
they desire Is sppeal 10 your sense Of jus.
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the Den0craiic fitfty they adjaFe yot, III
tlle naine q that lealty, not g endangeT II
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every suspicion Of a3airpess IN the InsuI,ei
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